Reading the Mind of God: In Search of the Principle of Universality - Hardcover

nce writer James Trefil examines the very underpinnings of scientific thought.  He recounts the story of mankind's fascinating exploration beyond the earth and the simplistic beauty of the universal principles that govern the cosmos.

Universality--the idea that physical laws operate in the same way in every region of the universe and at every point in time--is an article of faith among scientists, absorbed so early in their training that few recall how they learned it. On the other hand, Trefil has remarked that nonscientists in his lecture audiences find this a strange concept. This book traces scientific discovery about the origin of the universe from the days of Isaac Newton to current research by Alan Guth in an attempt to illustrate how scientists have come to accept universality. With its single central theme, Trefil's new book has more in common with his earlier The Unexpected Vista ( LJ 6/25/83) than with his collections of essays such as Meditations at 10,000 Feet ( LJ 6/15/87) and can be recommended for public and high school libraries.-- Laurie Tynan, Montgomery Cty.
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